
Born in Midwest City, Oklahoma, 1977
EDUCATION
2001 University of Texas, San Antonio, BFA in Art
2010 University of California, Davis, MFA candidate in Art Studio
EXHIBITIONS
2011 DBerman Gallery, Austin, TX
10th Anniversary Group Exhibition
2010 Pump Project Art Complex
Group Exhibition, Austin, TX
2010 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
Group Exhibition
2010 Art/Architecture: A Conversation
Group Exhibition, Austin, TX
2010 Austin Museum of Art, TX
Collection Selections, Group Exhibition
2009 DBerman Gallery, Austin, TX
Jana Swec & Jared Theis
2009 DBerman Gallery, Austin, TX
Drawn (Not Quartered), Group Drawing Exhibition
2009 South Texas College, McAllen, TX
Polarity, Solo Exhibition
2008 Cactus Bra Space, San Antonio, TX
Sheet Music Drawings & Quantum Mechanics
Solo Exhibition
2007 DBerman Gallery, Austin, TX
Joseph Phillips & Jared Theis: New Work
2006 Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX
Crossing Borders, Juried Group Exhibition
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Austin Museum of Art
AWARDS/HONORS/RESIDENCIES
2009 Residency at the La Meridiana International School of Ceramics, Italy
2006 Third Place in the juried group exhibition
Crossing Borders at the Laredo Center for the Arts
2001 Selected to work in the Yeo Joo International Ceramic
Workshop in Seoul, South Korea
2000 Nominated for the National Council on Education for
the Ceramic Art's Newcomer of the Year Award
REVIEWS
2009 Lauren Adams, Might Be Good: Fluent Collaborative
Jana Swec and Jared Theis, DBerman Gallery, Austin
August 28
2009 Rachel Koper, The Austin Chronicle
Jana Swec and Jared Theis, August 21
2009 Robert Faires, The Austin Chronicle
The First Time: 12 Austin artists reveal the intimate details
of how they got their muse on (cover story), July 17
2009 Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin American Statesman
Drawing Attention (Austin 360 cover story), June 18
2009 Nancy Moyer, The Monitor
Surface Treatment: "Polarity" by Jared Theis, Feb. 26
2008 Jennifer Herrera, San Antonio Current
First Friday Preview; Jared Theis: Sheet Music Drawings
& Quantum Mechanics, Jan. 30
2008 Dan R. Goddard, MYSA.com
Art Beat: Blogging the San Antonio Art Scene, Jan. 29
2007 Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin American Statesman
Joseph Phillips & Jared Theis at DBerman Gallery, May 3
2007 Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin American Statesman
Recommended Arts: Joseph Phillips & Jared Theis, April 2
2007 Corinna Kirsch, Might Be Good: Fluent Collaborative
Joseph Phillips & Jared Theis at DBerman, May 18
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2000-Present
I currently work for the internationally recognized artist Catherine Lee as her studio manager. Since 2000 I have assisted her in the fabrication of many ceramic and metal works. Through this association I have worked extensively in Texas, New York City, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Britain and Ireland where I have seen many consequential exhibitions and have a comprehensive knowledge of their rich museum collections and other cultural treasures.